Exhibitions
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Pretty Women: Freer and the Ideal of Feminine BeautyAugust 13, 2005 – September 17, 2006Freer Gallery of Art
See the major works that Freer acquired during his first 12 years as a collector— images of beautiful women by James McNeill Whistler, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, and Abbott Handerson Thayer.
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Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church HatsDecember 12, 2003 – April 25, 2004Anacostia Community Museum
Explore a tradition among African American women of wearing church hats. Get to know the “Hat Queens” and admire their collection of “crowns,” from the simple to the simply out-of-this world.
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Alma W. Thomas: A RetrospectiveJuly 16, 1999 – September 12, 1999Anacostia Community Museum
Alma W. Thomas taught art at Shaw Junior High School in Washington, D.C. Retirement launched her meteoric artistic career.
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Resonant Forms: Contemporary African American Women SculptorsApril 13, 1998 – September 30, 1998Anacostia Community Museum
See sculpture and installation art by 8 women artists that explores black women's representation and experiences.
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Elaine Lustig Cohen: Modern Graphic DesignerFebruary 7, 1995 – May 23, 1995Cooper Hewitt
Visit books, stationery, signage, and other works that reveal Cohen's importance in the evolution of design.
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Gathered Visions: Selected Works by African American WomenNovember 18, 1990 – April 28, 1991Anacostia Community Museum
This exhibition gathers works by a diverse group of African American women artists based in metropolitan Washington, DC.
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Mary McLeod Bethune and Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet"January 24, 1982 – September 30, 1982Anacostia Community Museum
In commemoration of the centennial of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s birth (1882), learn more about the contributions of world-renowned educator Mary McLeod Bethune to FDR’s New Deal administration.
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Black Women: Achievement Against the OddsFebruary 8, 1976 – January 2, 1977Anacostia Community Museum
Learn about black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.
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